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A Florida man says he survived three days alone in a swamp after having his arm torn off by an alligator as he tried to swim across a body of water to his truck.
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A Florida man who lost his arm in a fight with a gator spoke out for the first time.
Eric Merda, 43, has cautioned people to be wary of alligators after he lost his arm and survived against the odds.
The man was alone and missing part of his arm after he was attacked by the gator at Lake Manatee and spent three days lost in the woods before finding help.
'Gator got my arm.'